Steely's Automotive, Performance, and Restorations

Steely's Automotive, Performance, and Restorations Although we work on all cars and trucks, we specialize in older cars and trucks....especially Mopars! Contact us for your needs on your current project

We do everything from engines, drivetrains, Hi Performance work, body work, paint and fabrication work. Im working on keeping the car hobby afforable . Many car people cant afford 75-125 dollars an hour to have work done on their cars! I run a small shop, with low overhead and just one employee..ME. I know how expensive building a car project can be. My labor rates are much lower, 40 dollars an ho

ur for mechanical work, and 45 an hour for body work. I work with the car owner to keep costs down, but build a quality car. I want you to enjoy your car, as much as I enjoyed building it! I love seeing old cars out on the road!

Some of the wiring mess I am repairing on the corvette. I rewired the cooling fan relay to work correct. Im in the proce...
11/18/2022

Some of the wiring mess I am repairing on the corvette. I rewired the cooling fan relay to work correct. Im in the process of rewiring the MSD ignition box and rewiring the electric headlight conversion kit, corvettes had a vacuum control on the headlight doors. Im cleaning up the rest of the wiring under the hood. Corvettes dont like electrical fires!

replacing wheel studs on the corvette
11/18/2022

replacing wheel studs on the corvette

Some more body work on the El Camino, the tape is marking low spots after I blocked the new hood. Aftermarket body panel...
11/18/2022

Some more body work on the El Camino, the tape is marking low spots after I blocked the new hood. Aftermarket body panels always have dents, and dont fit well! The second photo shows the dents repaired and in epoxy primer

One of the problems with the corvette, the intake/carb setup is too high for the hood to close. I talked to the owner an...
11/18/2022

One of the problems with the corvette, the intake/carb setup is too high for the hood to close. I talked to the owner and we are discussing option. This engine has some modifications, and I have to know what was done to the engine before recommendating anything

This 80 Corvette was towed to the shop this week. Another shop changed engines and never finished it. It has alot of pro...
10/22/2022

This 80 Corvette was towed to the shop this week. Another shop changed engines and never finished it. It has alot of problems that need to be repaired!

10/21/2022

Been doing some more bodywork on the El Camino.the roof and the 1/4 panels werent straight , they are now in surfacer and looking better. Sorry no pictures

09/29/2022

Im working on the El Camino as the owners have to money for me to continue. I have time now to take on other projects, so if you want something done, dont hesitate to contact me so I can schedule it in.

I block sanded the back half of the El Camino. Its pretty straight , but needs some more work.
09/29/2022

I block sanded the back half of the El Camino. Its pretty straight , but needs some more work.

09/28/2022

Sorry, its been awhile since I posted anything. Been busy with health issues. Anyway, Ihad some company trucks to remove all the vinyl lettering, did some lawn tractor work( 7 of them), now back to the El camino

04/24/2022

Starting today, the labor rate is going up to 50.00 an hour. Also, every job that comes here is going to have a estimate on parts and labor, and will require a deposit before work is started. If your bill is not paid in 30 days, I will charge a storage fee of 10 dollars a day after 30 days. Sorry to have to do this, but prices are going up. And if you have have big project, make sure you have the money for the project. Fixing these old cars up is not cheap!

04/24/2022

The Firebird shifter is repaired enuff to drive it and see how it runs with the sniper efi on it. It has other issues which I will discuss with the owner. The El Camino I have other rims and tires coming for it, so I can fix the tire scrapping issue on the front fenders. I need to drive this to set up the engine and trans. Im still looking for a metal dash frame for this car, no luck soo far.

The sniper efi is installed. To mount the fuel pump and filters, i fabricated a plate and mounted it to the tank straps....
04/16/2022

The sniper efi is installed. To mount the fuel pump and filters, i fabricated a plate and mounted it to the tank straps. Sorry, i dont have a picture of it now. The return line was run under the car aside of the supply line, which I used the original fuel line in the car. I wired in the relay for the pump, and wired the pump. I also installed the holley dist. and timed it. The Firebird runs, but I have to fix the B&M shifter in it to drive it. The shifter cable was sitting on the exhaust and burnt thru, it doesnt shift easy. I have parts on order for it. Also, when it came here, there was no thermostat in it. And with the way the fan was wired, i think it had a overheating problem?? Before I tune the EFI, I want to fix these issues! I will get the shifter fixed, and then drive it to see how hot it runs. There is alot you can adjust on these systems to fine tune it!

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111 Morningwood Drive
San Marcos, TX
78666

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Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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